Today, the CMP Game Group announced a GDC Focus On: Game Outsourcing Summit. The event will take place on August 14, 2006 at the Los Angeles Airport Marriott. The summit, being billed as the only one of its kind in the gaming industry, will discuss how outsourcing is becoming more fiscally prudent with next-gen game design.

"Game outsourcing presents both opportunities and challenges to videogame development. In some cases, outsourced development has helped reduce costs and improve efficiencies for the production cycle. In other cases, the complexities of outsourcing have inhibited the process," said Neil Kent, regional conference director, CMP Technology. "The GDC Focus On: Game Outsourcing Summit will bring together key players with first-hand knowledge of, and experience with, outsourcing so that attendees leave better prepared to make critical production decisions."

The early registration is available until July 26 for the price of $495. Afterwards, ticket prices will be $595. For more information, please visit www.gdcfocuson.com/gos/.